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Comoros 2017 Public Holidays Released (Source: Présidence de l'Union des Comores-Moroni) - Summary: The government of the Comoros has announced its list of annual non-working public holidays in the Comoros for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Comoros news and updates.

Ukraine Mulls Soviet-Era Public Holidays Shake-Up (Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine-Kiev) - Summary: The Institute of National Remembrance of the Ukraine (IPN) has released a draft law "On public holidays in Ukraine", which would cancel the March 8 and May 9 annual non-working public holidays of the Ukraine as part of the on-going purging of Soviet-era legacy. Links: full story and other Ukraine news and updates.

Ethiopian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia-Addis Ababa) - Summary: The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced its annual list of the expected dates of the non-working public holidays in Ethiopia for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Ethiopia news and updates.

Burkina Faso 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale-Ouagadougou) - Summary: The government of Burkina Faso has announced it annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Burkina Faso for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Burkina Faso news and updates.

Argentina Public Holidays Legislation Changes Again (Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina-Buenos Aires) - Summary: The Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (Decreto 52/2017), signed last week by Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, and revising the rules governing non-working public holidays in Argentina, is to be amended by a new decree to be published later today in the Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.

Venezuela Public Holiday February 1st (Source: Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación e Información-Caracas) - Summary: Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, has issued a decree declaring Wednesday, February 1, 2017, as one-off non-working public holiday to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of general Ezequiel Zamora. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.

Montserrat Public Holidays Legislative Amendments (Source: Government of Montserrat-Brades) - Summary: At last Tuesday's Legislative Assembly Proceedings of Montserrat, the Montserrat "Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill 2017" had its first reading. Links: full story and other Montserrat news and updates.

North Cyprus 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus Ministry Of Foreign Affairs-Lefkosa) - Summary: The deputy director of the Office of Personnel of the Republic of Northern Cyprus has released the annual list of non-working public holidays in the Republic of Northern Cyprus for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other North Cyprus news and updates.

Australia Rules-Out Tasmania Aboriginal Public Holiday (Source: Tasmanian Government Media Releases-Hobart) - Summary: The Premier of Australia's State of Tasmania, Will Hodgman, has stated that the government of the Australian State of Tasmania had no intentions of including, in his government’s reconciliation agenda, a new non-working public holiday Tasmania in honour of the state’s First People. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.

Dominican Republic Public Holiday January 30 (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that, as per the current legislation on public holidays in the Dominican Republic, the upcoming "Día del Patricio Juan Pablo Duarte" annual non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic, would be moved, in 2017, from its traditional date of January 26, to Monday, January 30, 2017. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.

New Caledonia 2017 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: Medef Nouvelle-Calédonie-Nouméa) - Summary: The government of New Caledonia, following its earlier release of the list of non-working public holidays in New Caledonia in 2017, has released its annual expanded list of bank holidays for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other New Caledonia news and updates.

Germany Mulls Schleswig-Holstein Public Holiday Extension (Source: Lübecker Nachrichten-Lübeck) - Summary: The Minister of Economics (Ministerpräsident) of Germany's state of Schleswig-Holstein, Reinhard Meyer, has announced that he was in favour of adding Reformation Day as a new annual non-working public holiday in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, after the 2017 exception whereby October 31, 2017, was declared a one-off national non-working public holiday in Germany. Links: full story and other Germany news and updates.

Guinea Conakry 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: guineeconakry.info-Conakry) - Summary: The government of Guinea Conakry has announced its annual list of 2017 non-working public holidays (jours chômés et payés) in the Republic of Guinea Conakry. Links: full story and other Guinea news and updates.

Cook Islands 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of Prime Minister Organization-Avarua) - Summary: The government of the Cook Islands has released it annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Cook Islands, for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Cook Islands news and updates.

St. Kitts and Nevis 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis-Basseterre) - Summary: The Office of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in St. Kitts and Nevis for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Saint Kitts and Nevis news and updates.

Argentina Public Holidays Legislation Changes Gazetted (Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina-Buenos Aires) - Summary: The Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (Decreto 52/2017), announced last week by Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, to set forth his proposed revisions to the rules governing non-working public holidays in Argentina, has been published in the Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina to take effect tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.

Lebanon 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Government Portal for Information and Forms-Republic of Lebanon) - Summary: The Government of Lebanon has announced its annual list of official Lebanese non-working public holidays in Lebanon for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Lebanon news and updates.

Guam 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Government of Guam-Chamorro) - Summary: The Government of Guam has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays in Guam and public sector holidays in Guam (GovGuam holidays) for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Guam news and updates.

Seychelles 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Seychelles-Victoria) - Summary: The government of the Seychelles has announced the official list of annual non-working public holidays in the Seychelles for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Seychelles news and updates.

Barbados 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Government of Barbados Ministry of Labour-Bridgetown) - Summary: The government of Barbados has published its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Barbados for the calendar year 2018. Links: full story and other Barbados news and updates.

Armenian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Armenian News Agency-ARMENPRESS) - Summary: The Government of Armenia has announced the annual list of official public holidays in Armenia for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Armenia news and updates.

Togo 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Primature du Togo-Lome) - Summary: The government of Togo has issued released the list of non-working public holidays in Togo for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Togo news and updates.

Anguilla 2017 Public Holidays Released (Source: Government of Anguilla-The Valley) - Summary: The government of Anguilla has released its annual list of the official Anguilla bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Anguilla for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Anguilla news and updates.

Argentina 2017 Public Holidays Emergency Decree (Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina-Buenos Aires) - Summary: Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, has announced that he would soon ("en las próximas horas") issue a Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (DNU) setting forth his proposed revisions to the 2017, and beyond, non-working public holidays in Argentina. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.

Portugal Carnival Public Holiday Rejected (Source: Assembleia da República-Lisboa) - Summary: Portugal's leading coalition partner Socialists have formally announced that they were against their coalition partner's, the Greens' proposal to declare Carnival as a new annual non-working public holiday in Portugal, thus killing the initiative. Links: full story and other Portugal news and updates.

Timor Leste 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Komunikadu Imprensa Sekretaria Estadu Konsellu Ministru Timor-Leste-Dili) - Summary: The government of Timor Leste has issued a press communiqué containing its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Timor Leste for the calendar year 2017 (Feriadu sira iha tinan 2017). Links: full story and other East Timor news and updates.

Kazakhstan 2017 Public Holidays Officialized (Source: Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Astana) - Summary: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, has finally signed a decree officializing the list of non-working public holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan, including bridge holidays and compensatory working Saturdays, for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.

Costa Rica December 1st Public Holiday Rejected (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica-San José) - Summary: The Committee on Social Affairs of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly has finally rejected last year's bill introduced by MPs from the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) and the Frente Amplio (FA) which would have declared December 1st, the anniversary of the the abolition of the army, as a new annual non-working public holiday in Costa Rica, to replace the October 12, celebration meeting of cultures annual public holiday of Costa Rica. Links: full story and other Costa Rica news and updates.

Malaysian 2017 Public Holidays Amended (Source: Laman Web Rasmi Bahagian Kabinet Jabatan Perdana Menteri-Kuala Lumpur) - Summary: Malaysia's Cabinet's and the Constitution and Government Relations Department of the Prime Minister's Office has announced that, in response to a change to the upcoming Islamic New Year 1439, decided by the Islamic Development Department, it had decided to also change the date of the upcoming Islamic New Year 1439 official non-working public holiday in Malaysia ("the 2017 federal holiday calendar has been amended accordingly"). Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.

Gabonese 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Gouvernement de la République Gabonaise-Libreville) - Summary: Gabon's Ministre du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Prévoyance Sociale has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Gabon for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Gabon news and updates.

Chile 2017 Census Public Holiday Approved (Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas-INE) - Summary: Chile's Senate has approved the declaration of the date of the upcoming National Census, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, as a one-off compulsory public holiday in Chile (feriado irrenunciable), thus making Wednesday, April 19, 2017, an official one-off compulsory public holiday in Chile. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.

Romanian Public Holiday January 23 (Source: Mediafax-Bucharest) - Summary: Romanian Prime Minister, Sorin Grindeanu, has announced that the Romanian government Cabinet had decided to declare Monday, January 23, 2017, as a one-off bridge public holiday in Romania, to link the new annual Romanian public holiday of January 24, commemorating the Day of Unification of the Romanian Principalities, with the preceding weekend. Links: full story and other Romania news and updates.

Tuvalu 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Government of Tuvalu-Funafuti) - Summary: The government of Tuvalu has released its annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Tuvalu for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Tuvalu news and updates.

Saint Helena 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: St Helena Government-Jamestown) - Summary: The Government of Saint Helena, has released its list of official non-working public holidays in Saint Helena, for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Saint Helena news and updates.

Eritrean 2017 Public Holidays Released (Source: Ministry of Information of the State of Eritrea-Asmara) - Summary: The Eritrean government has announced its list of annual official national and religious non-working public holidays in Eritrea for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Eritrea news and updates.

Afghanistan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) - Summary: The government of Afghanistan has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Afghanistan for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Afghanistan news and updates.

Libyan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Interim Transitional National Council-Tripoli) - Summary: Libya's government has released its official list of annual non-working public holidays in Libya for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Libya news and updates.

Malaysian 2017 Islamic Calendar Amended (Source: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia-Jakim) - Summary: Malaysia's governmental Department of Islamic Development (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, aka. JAKIM) has announced that it has revised its previously-announced Islamic calendar for the western year 2017 (corresponding to 1438-1439 AH). Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.

Dominican Republic Public Holiday January 21 (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that the upcoming "Día de La Altagracia" annual non-working public holiday would be observed, as usual, on its traditional date of Saturday, January 21, 2017. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.

Macedonian 2017 Theophany Public Holiday (Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) - Summary: Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Thursday, January 19, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday for believers of the Orthodox religion in Macedonia on account of the upcoming Orthodox Epiphany (Theophany or Vodici) annual sectorial non-working public holiday of Macedonia. Links: full story and other Macedonia news and updates.

Guatemalan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Diario de Centro América-Diario público de Guatemala) - Summary: The Guatemalan Government has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Guatemala for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Guatemala news and updates.

Kiribati 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Kiribati Public Service Office-Bairiki) - Summary: The government of Kiribati has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays for the 2017 calendar year. Links: full story and other Kiribati news and updates.

Lesotho 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Central Bank of Lesotho-Maseru) - Summary: The Central Bank of Lesotho has published its annual official list of bank holidays and public holidays in Lesotho for the current calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Lesotho news and updates.

South African 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Source: South African Government Communication and Information System-GCIS) - Summary: The South African Government Communication and Information System has announced the dates of the annual non-working public holidays in South Africa for the calendar year 2018. Links: full story and other South Africa news and updates.

DR Congo Public Holidays January 16-17 (Source: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo-Kinshasa) - Summary: The "Ministère de l'Emploi, du Travail et de la Prévoyance Sociale" of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced that Monday and Tuesday, January 16-17, 2017, would be non-working public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Links: full story and other Congo (Dem. Rep.) news and updates.

Brunei Darussalam 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Brunei Information Department-Prime Minister's Office) - Summary: The Information Department of Brunei Darussalam's Prime Minister's Office has released a list of official bank holidays and public holidays in Brunei Darussalam during the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Brunei news and updates.

Canada NB Family Day Public Holiday Update (Source: Province of New Brunswick-Moncton) - Summary: It would seem that the plans to declare a new annual "Family Day" non-working public holiday in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, beginning in 2017, announced by the Minister of Social Development of Canada's Province of New Brunswick, Cathy Rogers, have been shelved, at the very least, for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Canada news and updates.

Indian Tamil Nadu Public Holiday January 17 (Source: Government of Tamil Nadu-Chennai) - Summary: The Chief Secretary of the Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu, Girija Vaithiyanathan, has released a Government Order declaring a one-off non-working public holiday in India's state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, to mark the birth centenary of former Chief Minister and AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran. Links: full story and other India news and updates.

Tanzanian 2017 Bank Holidays Released (Source: Bank of Tanzania-Dar es Salaam) - Summary: The Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania's Central Bank, has, in turn, released its annual list of closed bank holidays in Tanzania for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Tanzania news and updates.

South Korea Encourages May 2017 Public Holidays (Source: Yonhap News Agency-Seoul) - Summary: The Ministry of Labor of the Government of South Korea has announced that it was encouraging employers and employee unions to come to an agreement whereby Tuesday, May 2, and Thursday, May 4, 2017, could be treated as temporary non-working public holidays in South Korea, thus creating a 9-day period of non-working public holidays in South Korea, from Saturday, April 29, until Sunday, May 7, 2017. Links: full story and other South Korea news and updates.

Aruba 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of the Governor of Aruba-Oranjestad) - Summary: The government of Aruba has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Aruba for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Aruba news and updates.

St Vincent and the Grenadines Mull February 14 Public Holiday (Source: Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines-Saint Vincent) - Summary: The Minister of transport and Works of the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senator Julian Francis, has announced that Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will soon be proposing to the Cabinet of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the declaration of Tuesday, February 14, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Links: full story and other Saint Vincent and the Grenadines news and updates.

Marshall Islands 2017 Public Holidays Released (Source: Office of the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands-Majuro) - Summary: The government of the Marshall Islands has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Marshall Islands for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Marshall Islands news and updates.

Portugal To Vote On Carnival Public Holiday (Source: Assembleia da República-Lisboa) - Summary: Portugal's National Assembly has decided to put to a vote, on January 18, 2017, the Greens' proposal to declare Carnival as a new annual non-working public holiday in Portugal. Links: full story and other Portugal news and updates.

Malaysian Sarawak Public Holiday January 12 (Source: Bernama News Agency-Kuching) - Summary: The Deputy Chief Minister of the state Government of Malaysia's state of Sarawak, Abang Johari Tun Openg, has announced that following today's passing away of Sarawak Chief Minister, Adenan Satem, a one-off non-working public holiday had been declared in Malaysia's state of Sarawak on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.

Nepal To Review Official Public Holidays (Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs-Kathmandu) - Summary: Nepal's Minister for Information and Communications, Surendra Karki, has announced that, at today's Nepalese Government Cabinet meeting, the Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs had been tasked with the review of the number of public holidays enjoyed by the government employees on various festivals and other special occasions. Links: full story and other Nepal news and updates.

South Australian 2019 Public Holidays Released (Source: Government of South Australia SafeWork SA-Adelaide) - Summary: The Government of the Australian State of South Australia has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Australian State of South Australia for the calendar year 2019, including the current status of Adelaide Cup public holiday. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.

Seychelles 2017 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: The Central Bank of Seychelles-Victoria) - Summary: The Central Bank of the Seychelles has released its annual list of the official bank holidays in the Seychelles for the calendar year 2017 as related to the list of official public holidays in the Seychelles. Links: full story and other Seychelles news and updates.

Saipan 2017 Public Holidays Released (Source: The CNMI Civil Service Commission and Office of Personnel Management-CNMIOPM) - Summary: The Governor of Saipan (CNMI), Victor B. Hocog, has released the list of official annual non-working public holidays in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (aka. CNMI or Saipan), for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Northern Mariana Islands news and updates.

Indian 2017 Central Public Holidays Amended (Source: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions-New Delhi) - Summary: India's Central Government's Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has bowed to public pressure from within Tamil Nadu and has amended the previously-released list of public holidays and restricted holidays to be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government of India in Tamil Nadu, for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other India news and updates.

Mali Public Holiday Janauary 13 (Source: Primature Portail Officiel du Gouvernement du Mali-Bamako) - Summary: The Labour Ministry of the Government of Mali has issued a tweet (#SommetAF2017) declaring Friday, January 13, 2017, as a one-off non-working day in lieu public holiday in Mali ("Le vendredi 13-01-2017 est chômée et payée au Mali") on account of the upcoming Sommet Afrique-France 2017. Links: full story and other Mali news and updates.

Cambodia 2017 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: National Bank of Cambodia-Phnom Penh) - Summary: The National Bank of Cambodia (Cambodia's Central Bank) has released a communiqué establishing Cambodia's annual list of bank holidays for the calendar year 2017, in line with the previously-announced list of official non-working public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Cambodia news and updates.

Angola 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Rádio Nacional de Angola-Luanda) - Summary: Angola's Ministry of Public Service and Social Security (MAPESS) has announced the list of non-working public holidays in Angola for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Angola news and updates.

Suriname 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Kabinet van de President van de Republiek Suriname-Paramarimbo) - Summary: The government of Suriname has released its annual list of expected bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Suriname dates for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Suriname news and updates.

USA Bank Holidays 2020-2021 Announced (Source: The Federal Reserve System-Washington DC) - Summary: The US Federal Reserve has announced the list of USA bank holidays when the US banks and financial markets will be closed for the calendar years 2020 and 2021. Links: full story and other USA (United States) news and updates.

Maldives 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Maldives Department of Information-Male) - Summary: The government of the Maldives has released its annual list of official public holidays in the Maldives for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Maldives news and updates.

Nicaraguan Public Holiday January 10 (Source: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua-MITRAB) - Summary: Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has announced that Tuesday afternoon, January 10, 2017, would be a half-day public holiday in Nicaragua's capital, Managua, on account of that day's inauguration of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, as President and Vice-President of Nicaragua, respectively. Links: full story and other Nicaragua news and updates.

Iranian Public Holiday January 10 (Source: Islamic Republic News Agency-Tehran) - Summary: The government of Iran has declared a one-off non-working public holiday in Iran on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, on the day of the upcoming burial of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died last night. Links: full story and other Iran news and updates.

Kosovo 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Office of the Prime Minister-Republic of Kosovo) - Summary: The government cabinet of Kosovo has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Kosovo for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Kosovo news and updates.

Kyrgyzstan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministry of Labor Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic-Bishkek) - Summary: The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic has released the calendar of annual public holidays which will be non-working public holidays in Kyrgyzstan and days off in the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Kyrgyzstan news and updates.

Hungary 2017 Public Holidays Amended (Source: Kormányzat Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium-Budapest) - Summary: The Government of Hungary has released an updated list of non-working Hungarian public holidays for the calendar year 2017, which now includes the recently-announced new annual non-working public holiday in Hungary for Good Friday. Links: full story and other Hungary news and updates.

Grenada 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada-St George's) - Summary: The government of Grenada has released its annual official list of Grenada bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Grenada, for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Grenada news and updates.

Japanese 2018 Bank and Public Holidays Announced (Source: The Bank of Japan-Tokyo) - Summary: The Bank of Japan (Japan's central bank) has released its annual list of official national holidays, public holidays and bank holidays in Japan for the calendar year 2018. Links: full story and other Japan news and updates.

Romanian 2018 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: Banca Nationala a României-Bucharest) - Summary: The Central Bank of Romania (Banca Nationala a României) has released its annual official list of 2018 bank holidays in Romania, based on the current Labour Law of Romania which regulates the list of annual non-working public holidays in Romania. Links: full story and other Romania news and updates.

Cayman Islands 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Gazette Office Cayman Islands Government-Grand Cayman) - Summary: The Deputy Governor's Office of the Cayman Islands has released its listing of the 2017 annual non-working public holidays in the Cayman Islands, including the date for the public holiday for Her Majesty the Queen's birthday. Links: full story and other The Cayman Islands news and updates.

Albanian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Bank of Albania-Tirana) - Summary: The government of Albania has announced its annual list of the official Albanian bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Albania for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Albania news and updates.

Peruvian 2017 Public Holidays Amended (Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano-Lima) - Summary: The Peruvian government of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has released an amended and expanded version of its previously-released list of the official non-working public holidays in Peru for the upcoming calendar year 2017 ("feriados para sector público y privado"). Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.

Egyptian 2017 Bank Holidays Announced (Source: The Central Bank of Egypt-Cairo) - Summary: Egypt's Central Bank has released its annual list of 2017 bank holidays in Egypt, dates when all Egyptian banks will be closed in the calendar year 2017, corresponding generally to the list of official non-working public holidays in Egypt in 2017. Links: full story and other Egypt news and updates.

Lithuanian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Lietuvos Respublikos Uzsienio Reikalu Ministerija-Vilnius) - Summary: The Government of Lithuania has announced the annual dates of official non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Lithuania for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Lithuania news and updates.

Bolivian Public Holidays January 22-23 (Source: Agencia Boliviana de Información-La Paz) - Summary: Bolivia's Minister of Labour, Elizabeth Molina, has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, January 23, 2017, would be observed as an official non-working public holiday ("feriado con suspensión de actividades públicas y privadas") throughout Bolivia to commemorate the anniversary of the establishment of the plurinational state of Bolivia ("aniversario del Estado Plurinacional"), which falls on a Sunday in 2017. Links: full story and other Bolivia news and updates.

Belize 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Belize Ministry of National Security-Belmopan) - Summary: The press office of the Government of Belize has sent out a press release announcing its official list of annual non-working public holidays in Belize for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Belize news and updates.

Benin Public Holiday January 10 (Source: Site officiel du gouvernement du Bénin-Cotonou) - Summary: The government of Benin has released a communiqué, signed by Benin's Ministry of Labour's Cabinet Director, David Vidéhouénou, on behalf of the Ministre Du Travail, De La Fonction Publique Et Des Affaires Sociales, Adidjatou Mathys, announcing that Tuesday, January 10, 2017, had been declared as a non-working public holiday throughout Bénin on account of the upcoming annual non-working public holiday in the Bénin for the "célébration des cultes endogènes" (traditional religions day). Links: full story and other Bénin news and updates.

Dominican Republic 2017 Reyes Public Holiday (Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued an official communiqué confirming that, as per the current legislation on public holidays in the Dominican Republic, the upcoming "Día de los Santos Reyes" annual non-working public holiday would be moved, in 2017, from its traditional date of January 6, to Monday, January 9, 2017. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.

Bosnian Serb Republic January 6-7-9 Public Holidays (Source: Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina News-Sarajevo) - Summary: The government of the Republika Srpska (RS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Banja Luka, has proclaimed Monday, January 9, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in the Republika Srpska as a secular event without religious connotations, to heed the ruling of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional Court ruling about the law in its original form. Links: full story and other Bosnia and Herzegovina news and updates.

Chile 2017 Census Public Holiday Progress (Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas-INE) - Summary: The Labour Commission of Chile's lower house of Parliament (comisión de Trabajo de la Cámara de Diputados) has approved the declaration of the date of the upcoming National Census, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, as a one-off compulsory public holiday in Chile (feriado irrenunciable). Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.

Denmark 2018 Bank Holidays Released (Source: Danmarks Nationalbanken-Copenhagen) - Summary: Denmark's Central Bank (Danmarks Nationalbanken) has released its annual list of bank holidays in Denmark, as well as non-working public holidays in Denmark, for the calendar year 2018. Links: full story and other Denmark news and updates.

DR Congo 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo-Kinshasa) - Summary: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced its annual list of the non-working public holidays in the DRC for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Congo (Dem. Rep.) news and updates.

Kazakhstan January 9 Public Holiday Ruled-Out (Source: Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Astana) - Summary: The government of Kazakhstan, via its Ministry of Health and Social Development, has issued a statement ruling-out the declaration of Monday, January 9, 2017, as a day in lieu non-working public holiday in Kazakhstan, due to the Orthodox Christmas public holiday of Kazakhstan falling on a Saturday in 2017. Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.

India Delhi NCT Public Holiday January 5 (Source: Government of Delhi NCT-New Delhi) - Summary: The newly-appointed lieutenant-governor of the Government of India's Delhi NCT (National Capital Territory), Anil Baijal, has announced the gazetted declaration of tomorrow, Thursday, January 5, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday in India's Delhi NCT on the occasion of the 350th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Links: full story and other India news and updates.

Madagascar 2017 Public Holidays Expected Next Week (Source: Filankevitry ny Governemanta-Mahazoarivo) - Summary: Madagascar's General Manager at the "ministère de la Fonction publique et de la réforme administrative, du travail et des lois sociales", Hermann Tandra, has announced that the decree listing the official non-working 2017 public holidays in Madagascar, will be released next week. Links: full story and other Madagascar news and updates.

Indian Karnataka Public Holiday January 3 (Source: The Hindu-Bangalore) - Summary: Following the death, earlier today, from a heart attack of Karnataka Cooperation and Sugar Minister, H S Mahadev Prasad, the Government of India's State of Karnataka has declared a one-day government holiday for today, Tuesday, January 3, 2016. Links: full story and other India news and updates.

Rwanda 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Rwanda Bureau Of Information and Broadcasting-ORINFOR) - Summary: The Government of Rwanda has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Rwanda for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Rwanda news and updates.

Macedonian Christmas 2017 Public Holidays (Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia-Skopje) - Summary: Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Saturday, January 7th, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Macedonia "for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia" on account of the upcoming annual "first day of Christmas by the Orthodox calendar" annual non-working public holiday of Macedonia. Links: full story and other Macedonia news and updates.

Micronesia 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Yap State Government-Colonia) - Summary: The government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has announced the list of non-working public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Micronesia news and updates.

Bhutanese January 5 Public Holiday Ruled-Out (Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan-Thimphu) - Summary: The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has announced that Thursday, January 5, 2017, would not be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming Ngyenpa Guzom (Meeting of the Nine Evils) former Bhutanese non-working public holiday. Links: full story and other Bhutan news and updates.

Morocco 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Agence Maroc Arabe Presse-Rabat) - Summary: Morocco has released its annual list of non-working public holidays in Morocco for the upcoming calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Morocco news and updates.

Philippines Public Holiday January 9 (Source: Philippine Information Agency-Manila) - Summary: The Mayor of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, has declared Monday, January 9, 2017, as a one-off non-working municipal public holiday on account of the upcoming annual Procession of the Black Nazarene. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.

Cameroon 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Prime Minister's Office Republic of Cameroon-Yaoundé) - Summary: The government of Cameroon has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Cameroon for the calendar year 2017. Links: full story and other Cameroon news and updates.

Bosnian 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina News-Sarajevo) - Summary: The governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that is to say, those of the Bosnian Federation (FBiH) and of the Republic of Srpska (RS), have announced the dates of the 2017 non-working public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Links: full story and other Bosnia and Herzegovina news and updates.

DR Congo Public Holiday January 4 (Source: Présidence de la République Démocratique du Congo-Kinshasa) - Summary: The Minister of Labour of the RDC (République Démocratique du Congo), Lambert Matuku Memas, has announced that Wednesday, January 4, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("déclarée chômée et payée sur toute l’étendu du territoire national"). Links: full story and other Congo (Dem. Rep.) news and updates.

Chilean 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social-Valparaiso) - Summary: Chile's Ministro Secretario General de Gobierno, jointly with Chile's Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social, has announced the annual list of bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Chile ("Feriados de carácter general" and "Irrenunciable") for the calendar year 2018. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.

Portugal To Examine Carnival Public Holiday (Source: Assembleia da República-Lisboa) - Summary: On January 11, Portugal's National Assembly will examine a proposal by governing coalition partner, the Greens, to declare Carnival as a new annual non-working public holiday in Portugal. Links: full story and other Portugal news and updates.

Ukraine 2017 Bank Holidays (Source: National Bank of Ukraine-Kiev) - Summary: Ukraine's Central Bank, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), has announced the official list of 2017 non-working bank holidays in the Ukraine, as well as the postponement of some working days in 2017. Links: full story and other Ukraine news and updates.

Venezuelan Bank Holiday January 9 (Source: Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) - Summary: The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Monday, January 9, 2017, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the annual "celebración del Día de Reyes" bank holiday of Venezuela. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.

Australian 2018 Queensland Public Holidays Announced (Source: Department of Justice and Attorney-General-State of Queensland) - Summary: The Department of Justice and Attorney-General of Australia's State of Queensland has announced the dates of the annual non-working public holidays for 2018 in Australia's State of Queensland, taking into account all the changes to the annual non-working public holidays in Australia's State of Queensland of the past few years, including the most recent one concerning Easter Sunday. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.

Seychelles Announces Public Holidays Amendments (Source: State House Office of the President of the Seychelles-Victoria) - Summary: In today's televised message to the Nation, Seychelles President Danny Faure announced that he would propose an amendment to the law that governs public holidays in the Seychelles, swapping the June 5 annual public holiday of the Seychelles for Easter Monday. Links: full story and other Seychelles news and updates.